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Saturday, 14 May 2011

Everyday English are you out there?

Well, my slaved-over project, in which I tried to give a history, overview, in-depth study and generally amusing and accessible guide to the English language, hit the shops last week. At least that is what publishing used to mean. I know it's early days but, yes, I am a sad person with nothing better to do in life and I did spend time in W.H.Smiths and Waterstones looking for it.
Luckily, it has an eye-catching yellow cover and red spine, so it took no time at all to see that - wait for it - every single copy had been bought! There wasn't one solitary copy anywhere to be found. When I had a look on Amazon, there it was in all its gorgeous primary colours announcing that there is only one copy left. You see! People can't get their hands on it fast enough.
As an aside, earlier in the week I watched (again) Julie and Julia, the film about a New York charity worker who cooks and blogs her way through all of Julia Child's French recipes. She sets herself the project to be completed within a year. At the end of that she is famous! She becomes the doyenne of the Fourth Estate and, at the risk of repeating myself, she has a film made about her starring Meryl Streep (as Julia Child).
It took me back to the first time I watched it. It made me desperate for a project of my own. Then I was asked to write Everyday English and I had 3 months of intense reading, writing, frustration, joy and creativity. I now feel the same need again. Perhaps I should begin telling you of the terrible schizophrenia induced by trying to cook some of the superb cakes in the Hummingbird Bakery cookbook and not end up looking like a Sumo wrestler...
Watch this space!

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I worked in publishing for many years, first in publicity, then as a copywriter. Wishing to learn something new, I trained as a homeopath and practised for some years before training in features journalism and combining the two areas. My book, Everyday English is to be published this May.